1 What is
1.1 Life Span
Annual
Annual and Perennial
1.2 Type
1.3 Origin
Southern Europe, Western Europe, Mediterranean
Hybrid origin
1.4 Types
it is a type of cabbage
Mexican Papyrus, Dwarf Papyrus, Giant Papyrus
1.4.1 Number of Varieties
1.5 Habitat
agricultural areas
Moist Soils, tropical environments, Tropical regions, Wet ground, Wet lands
1.6 USDA Hardiness Zone
1.7 AHS Heat Zone
1.8 Sunset Zone
A1, A2, A3, H1, H2, 1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
H1, H2, 8, 9, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
1.9 Habit
Rosette/Stemless
Clump-Forming
2 Information
2.1 Plant Size
2.1.1 Minimum Height
20.30 cm45.70 cm
0.54
3900
8.10.1 Minimum Width
8.11 Plant Color
8.11.1 Flower Color
8.11.2 Flower Color Modifier
8.11.3 Fruit Color
8.11.4 Leaf Color in Spring
8.11.5 Leaf Color in Summer
8.11.6 Leaf Color in Fall
Red, Purple, Burgundy
Dark Green
8.11.7 Leaf Color in Winter
Red, Purple, Burgundy
Dark Green
8.12 Shape
8.12.1 Leaf Shape
8.13 Thorns
9 Season
9.1 Plant Season
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
Spring, Summer, Fall, Winter
9.2 Growing Conditions
9.2.1 Sunlight
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
9.2.2 Growth Rate
9.2.3 Type of Soil
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
9.2.4 The pH of Soil
9.2.5 Soil Drainage
Well drained
Poorly Drained
9.2.6 Bloom Time
Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer
Summer
9.2.7 Repeat Bloomer
9.3 Tolerances
10 Care
10.1 Where to Plant?
Container, Ground, Pot
Container, Ground, Pot
10.2 How to Plant?
10.3 Plant Maintenance
10.4 Watering Plants
10.4.1 Watering Requirements
Do Not over Water, Keep ground moist
Average Water Needs, Keep ground moist, Requires a lot of watering
10.4.2 In Summer
Lots of watering
Lots of watering
10.4.3 In Spring
10.4.4 In Winter
Average Water
Average Water
10.5 Soil
10.5.1 Soil pH
10.5.2 Soil Type
Loam, Sand
Clay, Loam, Sand
10.5.3 Soil Drainage Capacity
Well drained
Poorly Drained
10.6 Sun Exposure
Full Sun, Partial Sun
Full Sun, Partial Sun
10.7 Pruning
Requires very little pruning
Remove damaged leaves, Remove dead branches, Remove dead leaves
10.8 Fertilizers
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer, Fertilize when new
All-Purpose Liquid Fertilizer
10.9 Pests and Diseases
Alternaria Leaf Spot, Anthracnose, Aphids, Bacterial soft rot, Beet armyworm, Black rot, Blackleg, Cabbage looper, Cabbageworm, Clubroot, Cutworms, Damping-off, Diamondback moth, Downy mildew, Flea Beetles, Powdery mildew, Red blotch, Ring spot, Root knot nematode, Slugs, Snails, Thripes, Watery soft rot, White mold, white rust
Red blotch
10.10 Plant Tolerance
11 Facts
11.1 Flowers
11.1.1 Flower Petal Number
11.2 Fruits
11.2.1 Showy Fruit
11.2.2 Edible Fruit
11.3 Fragrance
11.3.1 Fragrant Flower
11.3.2 Fragrant Fruit
11.3.3 Fragrant Leaf
11.3.4 Fragrant Bark/Stem
11.4 Showy Foliage
11.5 Showy Bark
11.6 Foliage Texture
11.7 Foliage Sheen
11.8 Evergreen
11.9 Invasive
11.10 Self-Sowing
11.11 Attracts
Not Available
Flying insects, Hummingbirds
11.12 Allergy
Not Available
Not Available
12 Benefits
12.1 Uses
12.1.1 Aesthetic Uses
Not Used For Aesthetic Purpose
Showy Purposes
12.1.2 Beauty Benefits
Not Available
Not Available
12.1.3 Edible Uses
12.1.4 Environmental Uses
Air purification
Air purification
12.2 Plant Benefits
12.2.1 Medicinal Uses
Cancer, Detoxifies lever, Glucose
Cancer, Heals minor burns, Wounds
12.2.2 Part of Plant Used
12.2.3 Other Uses
Culinary use, Used As Food
Constructing Boats, Used as fuel, Used in paper industry
12.3 Used As Indoor Plant
12.4 Used As Outdoor Plant
12.5 Garden Design
Bedding Plant, Container, Edible, Herb / Vegetable
Bog Garden, Container, Feature Plant, Houseplant, Mixed Border, Water Gardens
13 Scientific Name
13.1 Botanical Name
BRASSICA oleracea 'Red Express'
CYPERUS 'Wild Spike'
13.2 Common Name
Red Cabbage, Red Express Cabbage
Papyrus, Wild Spike Cyperus
13.2.1 In Hindi
लाल पत्ता गोभी
पेपिरस संयंत्र
13.2.2 In German
13.2.3 In French
13.2.4 In Spanish
Repollo rojo
planta del papiro
13.2.5 In Greek
13.2.6 In Portuguese
Red Cabbage
planta do papiro
13.2.7 In Polish
Czerwona kapusta
Papyrus roślin
13.2.8 In Latin
14 Classification
14.1 Kingdom
14.2 Phylum
Magnoliophyta
Magnoliophyta
14.3 Class
Magnoliopsida
Agaricomycetes
14.4 Order
14.5 Family
14.6 Genus
14.7 Clade
Angiosperms, Eudicots, Rosids
Angiosperms, Commelinids, Monocots
14.8 Tribe
14.9 Subfamily
Not Available
Cyperoideae
14.10 Number of Species